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22 U.S.C. 9112: Standards and assistanceText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 98-INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN
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§9112. Standards and assistance

The Secretary of State shall⁠—

(1)  ensure that United States diplomatic and consular missions abroad⁠—

(A)  maintain a consistent reporting standard with respect to abduction and access cases;

(B)  designate at least 1 senior official in each such mission, at the discretion of the Chief of Mission, to assist left-behind parents from the United States who are visiting such country or otherwise seeking to resolve abduction or access cases; and

(C)  monitor developments in abduction and access cases; and

(2)  develop and implement written strategic plans for engagement with any Convention or non-Convention country in which there are 5 or more cases of international child abduction.

( Pub. L. 113–150, title I, § 102 , Aug. 8, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1815 .)